CN107802070B

CN107802070B - Small article container

Info

Publication number: CN107802070B
Application number: CN201710799607.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 伊藤显裕
Original assignee: Kokuyo Corp
Current assignee: Kokuyo Corp
Priority date: 2016-09-08
Filing date: 2017-09-07
Publication date: 2021-08-20
Anticipated expiration: 2037-09-07
Also published as: CN107802070A; JP2018039195A; JP6772688B2

Abstract

The invention provides a small article container capable of storing small articles used in a posture of being laid on an upward surface in a standing posture. In the small article storage container, a storage space is formed between inner surfaces of a pair of wall bodies, and a small article used in a posture of being laid on an upward surface can be stored in the storage space in a standing posture, and both the wall bodies can be in an open state in which the storage space is opened at least in the front and in the upper direction, and the lower wall portion of each wall body includes: a front side support area capable of supporting a front edge side of the small article stored in the storage space in an upright posture; and a rear side support area supporting a rear edge side of the small article.

Description

Small article container

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a small article storage container used in an office or the like.

Background

Among small articles used in offices and the like, there are various small articles such as notebooks that are mainly used in a posture of being laid on an upward surface such as a top plate. Such small articles are often formed in a substantially plate shape as a whole in an unused state and cannot stand by themselves.

The conventional small article storage container capable of storing these small articles cannot hold the small articles in a standing posture by itself alone. In other words, the conventional small article storage container can only store small articles in the storage container in a posture in which the small articles are laid on an upward surface in a normal state (see, for example, patent document 1).

In such a small article storage container, for example, in an office, the small article storage container storing the small articles occupies a relatively large area on the top plate, and as a result, a free area on the top plate is excessively reduced.

Documents of the prior art

Patent document

Patent document 1: japanese patent laid-open publication No. 2012-126018

Disclosure of Invention

Technical problem to be solved by the invention

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a small article storage container capable of storing at least a small article mainly used in a posture of being laid on an upward surface in an upright posture.

Means for solving the problems

That is, the present invention has the following configuration.

An invention described in claim 1 is a small article storage container in which a storage space is formed between inner surfaces of a pair of wall bodies, and a small article used in a posture of being laid on an upward surface can be stored in the storage space in a standing posture, wherein the wall bodies can be in an open state in which the storage space is opened at least in a front direction and in an upper direction, and each of the wall bodies includes: a lower wall portion having a stiffness capable of standing on its own on an upward facing surface; and an upper wall portion provided continuously to an upper edge of the lower wall portion, wherein the upper wall portion is foldable toward an outer surface side of the lower wall portion with a vicinity of the upper edge of the lower wall portion as a boundary, and the lower wall portion of each wall portion includes: a front side support area capable of supporting a front edge side of the small article stored in the storage space in an upright posture; and a rear side support area supporting a rear edge side of the small article.

Here, the "upward surface" means a surface facing upward, and specifically includes a top plate mounting surface of furniture, an upper surface of a shelf, a floor surface, a surface on which articles can be mounted in another structure, and the like. The upward surface is not limited to a horizontal surface.

The term "small article used in a posture of being laid on an upward surface" means a small article that can be used in a posture of being laid on an upward surface in a main usage form. In other words, the "small object used in a posture of being laid on the upward surface" does not matter if it is not used in a posture of being laid on the upward surface in the usage form. The "small article used in a posture of being laid on an upward surface" is a small article which is difficult to stand independently by itself in a state of not being used, and is formed in a substantially plate-like or sheet-like shape as a whole. Specific examples thereof include a notebook, a folder, a paper, a pad, a book such as a magazine, a large ruler, a file, a personal computer, and a tablet terminal.

The invention described in claim 2 is the small article storage container described in claim 1, wherein an upper edge portion of the lower wall portion is configured to be gradually or stepwise lowered toward the front.

The invention described in claim 3 is the small article storage container according to

claim

1 or 2, wherein an upper edge portion of the front support region is disposed at a position lower than an upper edge portion of the rear support region.

The invention described in claim 4 is the small article storage container according to

claim

2 or 3, wherein a height dimension of a distal end portion in the front support region is set to a dimension that is at least half a height dimension of the wall body.

An invention described in claim 5 is the small article storage container according to

claim

1, 2, 3, or 4, wherein rear edges of the two wall bodies are connected to each other via a back wall body, and lower portions of front edges of the two wall bodies are connected to each other via a flexibly deformable anti-drop lining, and the two wall bodies are configured to be capable of opening and closing between a closed state in which the two wall bodies are substantially parallel to each other and the open state.

The invention described in claim 6 is the small article storage container according to

claim

1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, wherein a depth dimension of the storage space in the open state is set to be 2 to 3 times a width dimension of an opening formed between front edges of the two wall bodies.

The invention described in claim 7 is the small article storage container according to

claim

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6, wherein the wall body includes a pocket opened upward on an outer surface of the lower wall portion, and the wall body is configured to be able to insert a part of the upper wall portion folded toward the outer surface side of the lower wall portion into the pocket.

Effects of the invention

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a small article storage container capable of storing at least a small article used in a posture of being laid on an upward surface in an upright posture.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the embodiment.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the embodiment.

Fig. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line X-X in fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a schematic sectional view corresponding to fig. 4 for explaining an opened state.

Fig. 6 is a partially enlarged view of a portion R in fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a partially enlarged view of a portion Q in fig. 5.

Description of the reference numerals

31 … wall body

A … small article container

J … lower wall part

j1 … front side support area

j2 … rear side support area

K … Upper wall part

m … upward side

n … notebook (Small articles)

sp … accommodation space

(O) … open State

(C) … closed state.

Detailed Description

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to fig. 1 to 7.

This embodiment is an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a small article storage container a in which a storage space sp is formed between inner surfaces of a pair of left and right wall bodies 31, and a notebook n (hereinafter, simply referred to as a "small article") used in a posture in which the notebook n is laid down (laid down) on an upward surface m can be stored in the storage space sp in an upright posture.

The small article storage container a is set to be able to store the sizes of small articles a4 in the storage space sp in the vertical direction, the front-back direction, and the left-right direction. Note that fig. 1 shows a configuration in which a notebook n of a size B5 is stored in the storage space sp of the small article storage container a, and fig. 3 shows a configuration in which a notebook n of a size a4 is stored in the storage space sp of the small article storage container a.

The small article storage container A is provided with: a container body 1 having left and right wall bodies 31 arranged in pairs so that a storage space sp of a size capable of storing a notebook n can be formed between inner surfaces thereof, and an opening 1s for opening the storage space sp to the outside being formed between edge portions of the left and right wall bodies 31, that is, between front edge portions 31a and between upper edge portions 31 b; and a slide fastener 2 for bringing the opening 1s of the container body 1 into an open state (O) or a closed state (C).

The container body 1 includes: a peripheral wall 3 mainly including a pair of left and right wall bodies 31; a drop-preventing lining material (まち)4 provided between the left and right wall bodies 31 so as to be flexibly deformable for connecting the front edges of the lower portions of the left and right wall bodies 31 extending in the vertical direction to each other; and a bottom lining 5 that is disposed between the lower edge portions of the left and right wall bodies 31 and is flexibly deformable.

The peripheral wall 3 includes: a pair of left and right wall bodies 31; and a back wall 32 which is provided between the left and right walls 31 and is flexibly deformable for connecting the rear edges of the walls 31 to each other.

The peripheral wall 3 includes: a lower region 3a having a certain rigidity by placing a plate-like core member 36 in a lower portion of the left and right wall bodies 31; and an upper region 3b which is provided on the lower region 3a continuously from the upper edge of the lower region 3a and has flexibility. The upper region 3b is superior in flexibility compared to the lower region 3 a. In fig. 2, the core material 36 is shown with hatching for the sake of convenience of explanation.

The lower region 3a is mainly configured by a lower wall portion J of the left and right wall bodies 31 and a lower portion of the back wall body 32 connecting the rear edge portions of the lower wall portion J. The upper region 3b is mainly configured by an upper wall K of the left and right walls 31 and an upper portion of the back wall 32 connecting the rear ends of the upper wall K. The upper region 3b can be folded back toward the outer surface side of the lower region 3a mainly at the boundary portion g between the lower wall portion J and the upper wall portion K having different rigidities of the left and right wall bodies 31. In other words, the left and right wall bodies 31 include a boundary portion g at the vertical intermediate portion, and the boundary portion g is a folded portion that allows the upper section 3b to be folded toward the outer surface side of the lower section 3 a.

The left and right walls 31 form a pair, and in this embodiment, have a substantially rectangular outer shape that is long in the longitudinal direction. The left and right wall bodies 31 are configured to be openable and closable between a closed state (C) in which the left and right wall bodies 31 are substantially parallel to each other and an open state (O) in which the housing space sp is openable at least to the front and upward. That is, the left and right wall bodies 31 can cooperate with the slide fastener 2 to obtain a closed state (C) in which the housing space sp is not opened forward and upward and an open state (C) in which the housing space sp is opened forward and upward.

In the small article storage container A, the depth dimension w of the storage space sp in the open state (O) is set to be 2 to 3 times the width dimension y of the opening formed between the front edges of the two wall bodies 31. The small article storage container a is in an open state (O) in which the distance separating the left wall 31 and the right wall 31 is gradually increased toward the front, and the small article storage container a can stand on the upward surface m. In other words, in the open state (O), the small article storage container a is formed in a V-shape or a splayed shape in plan view by the left wall body 31 and the right wall body 31, and the left and right wall bodies 31 are connected by the back wall body 32, so that a state of standing in a direction substantially perpendicular to the upward surface m can be obtained.

The left and right wall bodies 31 include: a lower wall portion J having rigidity capable of standing on the upward face m by itself; and an upper wall portion K provided above the lower wall portion J continuously to an upper edge of the lower wall portion J. The upper wall portion K has flexibility compared to the lower wall portion J. The upper wall portion K is folded back toward the outer surface side of the lower wall portion J with a boundary portion g in the vicinity of the upper edge of the lower wall portion J as a boundary, and is configured to be positioned outside the lower wall portion J.

The lower wall portion J includes: a front side support region j1 capable of supporting the front edge side of the notebook n housed in the housing space sp in the standing posture; and a rear side support area j2 that supports the rear edge side of the notebook n. That is, the lower wall portion J includes: a front support region j1 in which the front edge side of the notebook n stored in the standing posture partially abuts against the front support region j1, and the notebook n is supported in the standing state; and a rear support region j2, the rear edge side of the notebook n stored in the standing posture partially abuts against the rear support region j2, and the notebook n is supported in the standing state.

The lower wall J has a pocket P opened upward on the outer surface thereof. In this embodiment, the front corner portion K1, which is a part of the upper wall portion K folded toward the outer surface side of the lower wall portion J, can be inserted into the pocket P. The pocket P is provided on each outer surface of the paired left and right wall bodies 31 by sewing a pocket sheet ps to the outer surface of the peripheral wall 3.

In this embodiment, height dimension x of the distal end portion of lower wall portion J (i.e., height dimension x of the distal end portion of front support region J1) is set to be equal to or greater than half height dimension z of left and right wall bodies 31, i.e., equal to or greater than half height dimension z.

The upper edge portion J3 of the lower wall portion J is configured to become gradually lower toward the front. In other words, the corresponding portion of the upper edge portion j3 in the front side support region j1 is set at a lower position than the corresponding portion of the upper edge portion j3 in the rear side support region j 2.

The lower wall portion J includes: a fabric-made outer package 33 mainly made of a synthetic fiber material and exposed to the outside; an inner member 34 made of a fabric mainly made of a synthetic fiber material and capable of directly contacting the notebook n as a small object; a sponge-like foaming member 35 disposed between the outer package 33 and the inner package 34; and a core member 36 made of synthetic resin (e.g., polypropylene) and formed in a plate shape disposed between the outer package 33 and the foam member 35. The peripheral edges of the outer member 33, the inner member 34, the foam member 35, and the core member 36 are sewn together.

The upper wall portion K includes: a fabric-made outer package 33 mainly made of a synthetic fiber material and exposed to the outside; an inner member 34 made of a fabric mainly made of a synthetic fiber material and capable of directly contacting the notebook n as a small object; and a foam member in the form of a sponge sheet, not shown, disposed between the outer package 33 and the inner package 34. The outer member 33, the inner member 34, and the peripheral edge of the foam member are sewn together.

As shown in fig. 1, an inner pocket U is provided on the inner surface of the left wall 31. The inner pocket U is provided by sewing a pocket sheet us for forming an inner pocket to the inner surface of the left wall body 31. The inner pocket U is set to a size capable of accommodating relatively small articles such as a rubber, a memo, and a smartphone. In fig. 4 and 5, the inner pocket U is not shown.

The back wall body 32 is capable of flexibly deforming and plays a role of connecting the left and right wall bodies 31 to each other. Back wall body 32 includes: a fabric-made outer package 33 mainly made of a synthetic fiber material and exposed to the outside; an inner member 34 made of a fabric mainly made of a synthetic fiber material and capable of directly contacting the notebook n as a small object; and a foam member 35 in the form of a sponge sheet disposed between the outer package 33 and the inner package 34. The outer surface of the lower portion of the back wall 32 is covered with a pocket sheet ps. The width dimension of the back wall body 32 in the open state (O) is set to be shorter than the width dimension of the anti-drop lining 4 in the open state (O).

The fall-preventing lining 4 is stretched between the lower portions of the front edge portions of the wall bodies 31. The fall-preventing lining 4 is a flexible member disposed between the lower wall portions J of the wall body 31. Reinforcing bands t are disposed at both side edge portions of the lining material 4 for preventing dropping. The anti-falling lining 4 is sewn together with the reinforcing tape t attached to the outer package 33, the inner package 34, the foam member 35, and the core material 36. The lower edge of the anti-falling gusset 4 is continuous with the front edge of the base fabric 5. That is, the fall-preventing lining 4 and the backing 5 are formed integrally by a common sheet. The anti-drop lining 4 is formed in a curved shape so as to be convex rearward in the closed state (C) and in a substantially flat plate-like shape in the open state (O) in a state where at least the small items are not accommodated in the accommodation space sp.

The bottom lining 5 can cooperate with the left and right wall bodies 31, the back wall body 32, and the anti-drop lining 4 to form a storage space sp in which the notebook n, which is a small object, can be stored. Both side edges of the bottom gusset material 5 are connected to lower edge portions of the left and right wall bodies 31. The rear edge of the backing material 5 is continuous with the lower edge portion of the back wall body 32. The base lining 5 is formed into a substantially isosceles triangle shape in the opened state (O). The bottom lining material 5 is formed in a bent shape so as to protrude upward in the closed state (C) in a state where at least the small items are not housed in the housing space sp. On the other hand, in the open state (O), the backing material 5 is formed to extend substantially in a flat plate shape by an elastic deformation force of the backing material 5 itself to return to a flat plate shape or by receiving a load of a small article accommodated in the accommodation space sp.

The slide fastener 2 is located outside the falling prevention lining 4 and is provided at the edge portions of the left and right wall bodies 31. The slide fastener 2 is disposed over substantially the entire regions of the front edge portion 31a and the upper edge portion 31b of the left and right wall bodies 31.

The slide fastener 2 includes: a band member 2a whose proximal end side is directly sewn to the left and right wall bodies 31; fastener elements 2b provided on the distal end side of the tape 2a and capable of being engaged with and disengaged from each other; and a slider 2c for operating the coupling and decoupling of the elements 2b by a sliding action.

In this embodiment, the lower ends of the tape member 2a and the element 2b are sewn together in a state of being inserted into the left and right wall bodies 31, and become the operating end on the lower side of the slider 2 c. On the other hand, the upper ends of the tape member 2a and the element 2b are sewn to a tape-shaped fastener tail (fastener end), not shown, and serve as an upper operation end of the slider 2 c. A not-shown snap (ホック) member is provided at the fastener tail so as to be connectable to a not-shown snap member provided on the inner surface side of the back wall body 32. The proximal end of the band member 2a is sewn in a state of being positioned in front of the outer package 33 and the inner package 34. Since the existing structure can be used as appropriate for the structure of the slide fastener 2, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

As described above, the small article storage container a according to the present embodiment has the storage space sp formed between the inner surfaces of the pair of left and right wall bodies 31, and can store the notebook n, which is a small article used in a posture of being laid on the upward surface m such as the top plate, in the storage space sp in the standing posture. The left and right wall bodies 31 as both wall bodies can be in an open state in which the housing space sp is open at least to the front and upward.

The left and right wall bodies 31 include: a lower wall portion J having rigidity capable of standing on the upward face m by itself; and an upper wall portion K provided continuously to an upper edge of the lower wall portion J. The upper wall portion K is configured to be foldable toward the outer surface side of the lower wall portion J with the vicinity of the upper edge of the lower wall portion J as a boundary. The lower wall portion J of the left and right wall bodies 31 includes: a front side support region j1 capable of supporting the front edge side of the notebook n housed in the housing space sp in the standing posture; and a rear side support area j2 that supports the rear edge side of the notebook n. Therefore, it is possible to provide the small article storage container a capable of storing the notebook n, which is a small article mainly used in a posture of being laid on the upward surface m, in a standing posture. That is, lower wall portion J of left and right wall bodies 31 includes: a front side support region j1 capable of supporting the front edge side n1 of the notebook n housed in the housing space sp in an upright posture; and a rear support region j2 supporting the rear edge side n2 of the notebook computer n, so that the notebook computer n, which is a small object mainly formed in a plate shape, can be stored in the storage space sp while being held in an upright posture. In the small article storage container a, even when it is placed on an upward surface m such as a ceiling plate and used, a relatively large area on the upward surface m is not occupied, and a free area on the ceiling plate required for office work can be appropriately secured.

The small article container A can store a plurality of folders formed by overlapping thin sheets in a standing posture. In this case, not only the search performance is improved as compared with the case of arranging folders in a flat-laid form, but also the free area on the top plate can be appropriately secured as described above.

The upper edge portion J3 of the lower wall portion J is configured to become gradually lower toward the front. In other words, the upper edge portion j3 in the front side support region j1 is disposed at a position lower than the upper edge portion j3 in the rear side support region j 2. Therefore, the notebook n as a small object can be easily put into the storage space sp, and the notebook n stored in the storage space sp can be easily taken out to the outside. When a plurality of folders are stored in the storage space sp, the periphery of the corner on the upper front side of the folder is exposed to the outside, and therefore, the folder is easy to turn over when searching.

The height x of the distal end portion in the front support region j1 is set to be equal to or more than half the height z of wall body 31. Therefore, the notebook n stored in the standing state is difficult to fall over. Even when a folder formed in a relatively thin sheet shape is accommodated in the accommodating space sp, the folder is appropriately prevented from being twisted and inclined in the thickness direction at the middle portion in the vertical direction. Therefore, even when a folder formed in a thin sheet shape is stored in the small article storage container a, the small article storage container a can maintain a substantially flat sheet-like posture.

The rear edges of the left and right wall bodies 31 are connected to each other via a back wall body 32, and the lower portions of the front edges of the left and right wall bodies 31 are connected to each other via a flexibly deformable anti-drop lining 4, so that the two wall bodies 31 can be opened and closed between a closed state (C) and an open state (O) which are substantially parallel to each other. Therefore, the left and right walls 31, the back wall 32, and the anti-drop lining 4 can provide a structure in which the storage space sp can be formed appropriately and the small article storage container a can stably stand by itself.

The depth dimension w of the housing space sp in the open state (O) is set to be 2-3 times the width dimension y of the opening formed between the front edges of the two wall bodies 31. Therefore, the small article storage container a can take a posture standing on the upward surface m, such as the placement surface of the top plate, while suppressing the occupation of an excessive space.

The left and right wall bodies 31 include pockets P opened upward on the outer surface of the lower wall portion J. Further, a part of the upper wall portion K folded back toward the outer surface side of the lower wall portion J can be inserted into the pocket P. Therefore, the pocket P has not only a basic function of accommodating various articles therein, but also a function of appropriately maintaining the state in which the upper wall portion K is positioned on the outer surface side of the lower wall portion J.

Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described in detail above.

The size of the small article storage container can be set as appropriate. That is, a small article having the size of a4 as in the above embodiment may not be placed therein.

In the above-described embodiment, the notebook is exemplified as the small object used in a posture of being laid on the face facing upward, but small objects other than the notebook also meet the condition. Other specific examples include a notebook, a folder, a paper, a pad, a book such as a magazine, a large-sized ruler, a document, a personal computer, a tablet terminal, and the like.

The small article storage container may be configured to store articles other than the small articles in the storage space.

The upper edge of the lower wall portion constituting the left and right wall bodies may be substantially horizontal without being inclined. In the above embodiment, the upper edge portion is configured to be gradually lowered toward the front, but may be lowered in stages.

The specific configuration of each part is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A small article storage container in which a storage space is formed between inner surfaces of a pair of wall bodies and a small article used in a posture of being laid on an upward surface can be stored in the storage space in a standing posture,

the two walls can be opened to open the storage space at least to the front and the upper,

each wall body is provided with: a lower wall portion having a stiffness capable of standing on its own on an upward facing surface; and an upper wall portion provided continuously to an upper edge of the lower wall portion, the wall portions being configured to be laterally foldable toward an outer surface of the lower wall portion with the upper wall portion being bounded by a vicinity of the upper edge of the lower wall portion,

the lower wall portion of each wall body includes: a front side support area capable of supporting a front edge side of the small article stored in the storage space in an upright posture; and a rear side support area supporting a rear edge side of the small article,

the rear edges of the two wall bodies are connected with each other through a back wall body, and the lower parts of the front edges of the two wall bodies are connected with each other through a flexible anti-falling lining material, so that the two wall bodies can perform opening and closing actions between a closed state and an open state which are basically close to parallel,

the slide fastener for setting the opened state or the closed state is disposed over substantially the entire region of the front edge portion and the upper edge portion of the two wall bodies,

the height of the front end portion of the lower wall portion is set to be more than half of the height of the two walls.

2. The small item receptacle according to claim 1,

the upper edge of the lower wall is configured to be gradually or stepwise lowered toward the front.

3. The small item receptacle according to claim 1,

an upper edge portion of the front side support region is disposed at a position lower than an upper edge portion of the rear side support region.

4. The small item receptacle according to claim 2,

the height dimension of the distal end portion in the front support region is set to a dimension that is more than half the height dimension of the wall body.

5. The small item receptacle according to claim 1,

the depth of the storage space in the open state is set to be 2-3 times of the width of an opening formed between the front edges of the two wall bodies.

6. The small item receptacle according to claim 1,

the wall body is provided with a pocket that opens upward on the outer surface of the lower wall portion, and a portion of the upper wall portion that is folded toward the outer surface side of the lower wall portion can be inserted into the pocket.

7. A small article storage container in which a storage space is formed between inner surfaces of a pair of wall bodies and a small article used in a posture of being laid on an upward surface can be stored in the storage space in a standing posture,

8. The small item receptacle according to claim 7,

9. The small item receptacle according to claim 7,

10. The small item receptacle according to claim 8,

11. The small item receptacle according to claim 7,

the rear edges of the two wall bodies are connected to each other via a back wall body, and the lower portions of the front edges of the two wall bodies are connected to each other via a flexibly deformable anti-drop lining, so that the two wall bodies can be opened and closed between a closed state in which the two wall bodies are substantially parallel to each other and the open state.

12. The small item receptacle according to claim 7,